In this chapter, the narrator reflects on the events of the past few days. He recalls that his father, who is now dead, left his mother and him whom he claimed loved for his "mate" . He also recalls that he told his mother that he loved her because she was a "beta" , and that she was useless because she had no "scent." The narrator says that he will never let his father leave her, and he will keep him by her side. He feels lonely because they haven't eaten together in a few days, but he blames it on the incident with his brother. He says that since then, he hasn't spoken to anyone except for a few consultation calls. He tells the doctor that he's not that late, and the doctor assures him that the incident won't ever happen again. The doctor tells the narrator that he was careless in the past, but now that he has a choker around his neck, he'll have to ask more questions. He asks if his lover made him wear the choker, but the doctor says that it's rude to ask too much, and it would be better if he didn't ask at all. He then asks if the doctor has been going to school, and she says that she would have to distance herself from her brother if she went back to school. She says that the doctor is doing it for "your greed" and not for his brother's sake. The teeth marks on the doctor's neck are gone, but she doesn't know whether it was good or bad. She asks the doctor if he'd like to eat some bread, and then bake some toast. He's supposed to have an appointment the next day, and since she's hungry, she